No Silver Linings in Mitt’s Loss

Ishould have stopped caring after New Hampshire. I'm trying to stop caring now.  John McCain is now the Republican nominee. If John McCain wins the presidency, the Republican Party is done for at least two decades.  If the Democrat wins, conservatives may be able to reclaim the party in 2010.  I'm voting for the Democrat, ... Read more

Absentees are thought to prefer Mitt by 6 points…

...and to make up 1/3 of the final vote total.  Mitt's Intrade numbers hit bottom around 10. Now they're in the mid-thirties, whereas McCain is in the sixties, down twenty points from a few minutes ago.  I'm revising my earlier Intrade faith. I just don't think it's a reliable predictor when a race is this ... Read more
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Exit Polls do NOT include absentee ballots…

...of which there are over a million. And all polls show Romney overperforming among early voters.  First reports said that the exits DID include absentees, which sent Mitt's Intrade numbers to the cellar. I think Mitt on Intrade would be a pretty good buy right now.  ... Read more
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Weirdness in Florida

Mitt'sIntrade numbers popped at 5:00, and AP reported that the exit polls showed that more than half of voters listed the economy as their number one issue, which is good for Mitt. Then National Review posted the preliminary exits: McCain 34.3 percent, Romney 32.6 percent, Giuliani 15.3 percent, Huckabee 12 percent. Mitt's Intrade numbers have ... Read more
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On Pins and Needles in Florida

Therace remains excruciatingly close in Florida, and the InTrade numbers provide no insight. Romney and McCain keep trading the lead, although McCain is up more often than not. Still, when it's this close, I doubt a 53/47 InTrade split has much predictive value. The investors, it seems, are looking for a winner, and they can't ... Read more

Romney Up By 7?

That'sthe case according to Public Policy Polling, which conducted the poll AFTER the Crist endorsement. Neither this poll or the Datamar poll is included in the RCP average. Are they disreputable companies? This isn't a leading question. I just want to know.  Hugh Hewitt, who, granted, is Mitt's biggest cheerleader, cites both polls along with ... Read more